Campfield goes on with fundraisers at Mafiaoza’s, Chick-fil-A

State Sen. Stacey Campfield says his fundraising machine is back on track, with events planned at Mafiaoza’s in Nashville and a Chick-fil-A in Knoxville.

Campfield, the Knoxville Republican who’s plans for a fundraiser at DeSano’s in Midtown went off the rails a couple of weeks ago, swung by the Capitol Tuesday afternoon, just before he planned to host Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey and a dozen or so others at Mafiaoza’s, the 12 South pizza restaurant.

He expects a similar crowd at a second event, which he’s dubbed “Birds of a Feather,” Thursday at a Chick-fil-A restaurant on Kingston Pike. (Campfield also refuted a post by the Knoxville alt-weekly MetroPulse that suggested he may didn’t have permission to hold the event; he insisted it has been cleared.)

Campfield said he has set no goals for either event, noting that he never spends much on his election efforts.

“We’re just going to eat pizza, that sort of thing,” he said. “Money’s never been a big thing for my campaigns, anyway.”